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Graduate students have several opportunities for funding and professional development, which can be found below.
School of Music & CLA Resources
School of Music & CLA Resources
School of Music Resources
School of Music Resources
SoM Research and Travel Fund
Call for proposals sent in Fall and Spring via Grad Student Services email.
Fall cycle: July 1 - December 31
Spring cycle: January 1 - June 30
In general, the fund will not be awarded to the same student in two consecutive semesters. The exception to this is when a student receives an award but ends up not using it; in such case, the student will be eligible to apply again in the following semester.
SoM Summer Research Fellowship
Call for proposals sent in April via Grad-Student Services email.
School of Music Community Engagement Grants
Application for the Music Matters Grant (Updated Summer 2025)
Links to UMN-supported Resources for Community Engagement Projects
CLA Resources
CLA Resources
CLA Grant Consultant Contact Information (Alexandra K. Brown, Arts & Humanities contact)
Competitions & Auditions
Competitions & Auditions
Regional
Regional
Schubert Club Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition
Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition
National
National
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
International
International
Arlink-Argerich Foundation (search tool; for pianists)
World Federation of International Music Competitions (search tool)
Resources
Resources
Artistic Residences & Fellowships
Artistic Residences & Fellowships
Short-term
Short-term
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Carnegie Hall Workshops and Masterclasses
Gilmore Fesitval Fellows (for pianists)
Long-term
Long-term
Copland House Residency Awards
Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra
MacPhail Center for Music McKnight Fellowships for Musicians
Resources
Resources
Fellowship Finder by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Academic Residencies & Fellowships
Academic Residencies & Fellowships
Short-term
Short-term
Center for Premodern Studies Research and Funding
Institute for Global Studies FLAS Fellowships
New York Public Library Short-Term Research Fellowships
The Renaissance Society of America Fellowships
Long-term
Long-term
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and Scholarships
American Musicological Society Dissertation Fellowships
Big 10 Academic Alliance Traveling Scholar Program
CLA Dissertation Proposal Development Program
Institute for Citizens and Scholars Fellowships
Other fellowships from UMN Graduate School
Smithsonian Institute Fellowships and Internships
Society for Musicology Awards and Fellowships
Society for Music Theory Awards and Fellowships
UMN Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF)
UMN Graduate School Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF)
Research Travel Funding
Research Travel Funding
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships
American Musicological Society Travel and Research Grants
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
IIE Confucius China Studies Program Research Ph.D. Fellowship
Institute of International Education Programs
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Mellow Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
SOAS, University of London, Institute of Historical Search Fellowships
UMN Graduate School Thesis Research & Judd Research Travel Grants
Useful Funding Links
Useful Funding Links
American Composers Forum Opportunities Page
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
National Academies Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
National Endowment for the Humanities Grants
National Endowment for the Arts Grants
Social Science Research Council Fellowships and Opportunities
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